Luka Doncic vs. Pace Mannion Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pace Mannion and Luka Doncic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Luka Doncic and Pace Mannion both played 6 years in the NBA. Luka Doncic had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Pace Mannion had his rookie season in 1983-84. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Luka Doncic 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Pace Mannion 6 1 1983-84 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 72 32.2 21.2 1.2 6.6 7.8 6.0 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.0 16.5 .427 2.3 7.1 .327 4.8 6.7 .713
Pace Mannion 57 8.2 2.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.9 2.2 .397 0.1 0.2 .231 0.3 0.4 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Pace Mannion ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2019-201984-85
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 61 33.6 28.8 1.3 8.1 9.4 8.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 2.5 9.5 20.6 .463 2.8 8.9 .316 7.0 9.2 .758
Pace Mannion 34 5.6 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.9 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 6 35.8 31.0 0.7 9.2 9.8 8.7 1.2 0.5 5.2 2.8 10.7 21.3 .500 2.7 7.3 .364 7.0 10.7 .656
Pace Mannion 8 5.1 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 3
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 66 34.3 27.7 0.8 7.2 8.0 8.6 1.0 0.5 4.3 2.3 9.8 20.5 .479 2.9 8.3 .350 5.2 7.1 .730
Pace Mannion 57 11.8 4.5 0.5 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.8 .453 0.1 0.7 .190 0.9 1.4 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 7 40.1 35.7 0.6 7.3 7.9 10.3 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.4 13.7 28.0 .490 4.4 10.9 .408 3.9 7.3 .529
Pace Mannion ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 65 35.4 28.4 0.9 8.3 9.1 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.5 2.2 9.9 21.6 .457 3.1 8.8 .353 5.6 7.5 .744
Pace Mannion 23 12.3 3.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.4 1.3 4.1 .330 0.1 0.4 .333 0.8 1.3 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 15 36.8 31.7 0.7 9.1 9.8 6.4 1.8 0.6 3.9 2.9 10.7 23.5 .455 3.4 9.9 .345 6.9 9.0 .770
Pace Mannion ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 66 36.2 32.4 0.8 7.8 8.6 8.0 1.4 0.5 3.6 2.5 10.9 22.0 .496 2.8 8.2 .342 7.8 10.5 .742
Pace Mannion 35 13.6 3.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.4 .407 0.1 0.3 .167 0.7 1.1 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic ------- --- ----------
Pace Mannion ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Luka Doncic Pace Mannion
Season 2023-241988-89
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks TBDDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 70 37.5 33.9 0.8 8.4 9.2 9.8 1.4 0.5 4.0 2.1 11.5 23.6 .487 4.1 10.6 .382 6.8 8.7 .786
Pace Mannion 10 3.2 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Luka Doncic 10 41.9 26.7 1.2 8.4 9.6 8.8 1.5 0.5 3.9 2.5 9.2 23.0 .400 2.5 9.6 .260 5.8 7.5 .773
Pace Mannion ------- --- ----------
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